The names of thousands of dead children killed in his military operations read last night, Thursday, actors and activists during the overnight of Westminster’s palaces in.
Actors, including (Big Ben) to read the names of more than 16,000 children in the context of the Choose Love Campaign that aims to “honor” their killed in Gaza for the past 19 months
‘Genocide what is happening in the pocket’
The artists later described what is happening in the Palestinian enclave “and said that citizens should raise their stature and protest if they do not agree with the policy of the British government.
Kougan said he took part “to underline the fate of the hungry Gaza, who prevent access to help”.
“I am here to turn the attention (of public opinion) to it, but not only, and in all the lives of the children lost in this conflict, in these bombings that are largely discriminated with,” the British actor explained.
“These are people not statistics”
“We read the names to remember that they are people and not just statistics,” Kougan underlined, stressing that what is happening in Gaza “is not just immoral is illegal under international law.”
16,000 dead children, 20,000 missing on the ruins of Gaza
The organizers of the overnight pointed out that the names of up to 16,000 children who have been confirmed have been killed in Israeli bombings, as well as those of the other 20,000 children missing in the ruins of Gaza.
The central banner of the event wrote: “Gaza: Acts No Words”, with these words being formed by the names of 1,700 infants-one year or even shorter-who have been killed in the Palestinian enclave.
300 personalities
The overnight was attended by 300 celebrities from Britain, such as actors Emily Watson, Etony Gatua – protagonist of the series Dr who – and Khalid Abdallah – who embodied Dodi Al Fayet in the series “The Crown” – but also
What did activists ask for by British government
The organizers are calling on the British government to suspend weapons exports to Israel, to ask him to allow for full access to humanitarian aid to Gaza and to commit to an immediate and durable ceasefire “in order to end the famine and slaughter of children”.
The overnightness took place after more than 300 actors, musicians, activists and others signed an open letter to British Prime Minister Kir Starmer asking him to “take immediate action to end Britain’s synergy”.
In addition to suspending weapons sales in Israel, the signatories asked Starmer to “use every available means” to ensure that humanitarian aid enters the Palestinian enclave and “commit to the children of Gaza” that it will intervene for “permanent”.
‘Humanitarian aid deprivation’ unacceptable ‘
A spokesman for the British government has stated: “We are strongly opposed to the expansion of military operations in Gaza and we are asking the Israeli government to stop its attack and immediately allow humanitarian aid access immediately.”
“The deprivation of basic humanitarian aid to the civilian population of Gaza is unacceptable and there is a risk of being a violation of international humanitarian law,” he added.
“Last year we suspended the export licenses to Israel species used in its military operations in Gaza and we continue to deny the licenses for military species that Israel could use in the current conflict,” he explained.
“We call on all sides to come up with a truce agreement immediately and to work towards a permanent and lasting peace,” the spokesman concluded.
